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does romney's foreign policy speech matter? does foreign policy matter? >> i think it does matter right now, because there's so much volatility around the world that it has called into question some of the policies that barack obama has put into place. to the extent that he can highlight that, i think mitt romney wants to do that. he wants to call into question the president's judgment on an area where he had a good lead, where the president has passed that commander in chief test in 2008 getting elected to the presidency. that's what he's trying to do. i think it's mostly about the economy. >> i'm going to agree with jonathan here. this is an election certainly about the economy. when they go into the voting booths on voting day, it's about the economy. i think romney has the opportunity here and needs to take it. to link obama's economic policies with his foreign policies, i don't think he should go after romney on the philosophical differences between his foreign policy and obama's. frankly, it's hard to figure out what obama's foreign policy philosoph
does romney's foreign policy speech matter? does foreign policy matter? >> i think it does matter right now, because there's so much volatility around the world that it has called into question some of the policies that barack obama has put into place. to the extent that he can highlight that, i think mitt romney wants to do that. he wants to call into question the president's judgment on an area where he had a good lead, where the president has passed that commander in chief test in 2008...
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policy every time he dipped his toe in the foreign policy area. that's coming from jen psaki. a zinger there. recent polls show that romney closing the gap. should it be a wake-up call for the president, the campaign that mitt romney thinks that the fight over foreign policy is one he's willing to take on? >> you know, i think we'll have to wait and see what governor romney says before we determine that. foreign policy, there's a lot to say that sounds great in rhetoric and platitudes and hearing plenty of governor romney and really about the approach and the policy and just in the previews i have heard a lot of the rhetoric is a little bit different but the underlying policies are very similar. i mean, the kinds of things i think the governor will recommend sound like things that are already happening and continuously hearing governor talk he doesn't seem to understand or speak to, you know, with china. it is not just currency manipulation and trade to worry about or deal with china on. it's also china involved in what's happening in the middle e
policy every time he dipped his toe in the foreign policy area. that's coming from jen psaki. a zinger there. recent polls show that romney closing the gap. should it be a wake-up call for the president, the campaign that mitt romney thinks that the fight over foreign policy is one he's willing to take on? >> you know, i think we'll have to wait and see what governor romney says before we determine that. foreign policy, there's a lot to say that sounds great in rhetoric and platitudes and...
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while obama campaign calls romney reckless and amateurish when it comes to foreign policy so far the administration has stopped short of directly or i mean the rebels although washington is coordinating the efforts of their allies in the region saudi arabia card turkey which are providing which are providing weapons to the rebels one way or another but those allies are saying that they only provide smaller weapons that they would love to send heavy artillery but they don't have the green light from washington for that because we're portably they've ministration fears that they might end up in the hands of terrorists without regard yes the current administration is more subtle as to how they support the rebels but they do support them experts say one of the reasons why the rebels are not settling down for a negotiated solution through dialogue is the signal that they get the sense that support is on the way that there will be that there will be an intervention and everybody now understands without a negotiated solution bloodshed will continue so many experts have talked about it inclu
while obama campaign calls romney reckless and amateurish when it comes to foreign policy so far the administration has stopped short of directly or i mean the rebels although washington is coordinating the efforts of their allies in the region saudi arabia card turkey which are providing which are providing weapons to the rebels one way or another but those allies are saying that they only provide smaller weapons that they would love to send heavy artillery but they don't have the green light...
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now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt romney and his foreign policy address. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 14th superintendent. >> members of the corps of cadets, staff, guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. the institute takes great pride in hosting leaders of national importance and listening to messages important to the commonwealth and our nation. foreign policy is very relevant to our cadets. many of them in this audience will student -- wilson commission as lieutenants or ensigns in the armed service. those who serve unleaded -- the related security of defense upon graduation in may of 2013. we're privileged to have with us this morning, t
now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt romney and his foreign policy address. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp....
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foreign policy who took part in the two day protests as washington's current stance borders on lawlessness. just about every expert in international law outside the united states will say that it leaves that there are at least some aspects of the current policy which are clear violations of international law the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred eight hundred civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike has between fifteen and thirty percent the un special rapporteur tour on extrajudicial executions has said that you know if these reports are true about what the u.s. is doing they would constitute war crimes the pakistani parliament passed unanimously a resolution demanding that these drone strikes stop and every pakistani official says that pakistan is against us we have nothing to do with this we're not supporting this or indoors the u.s. government must be called to account internationally and domestically and explain why they think their policy is legal under international law under u.s. law come clean about
foreign policy who took part in the two day protests as washington's current stance borders on lawlessness. just about every expert in international law outside the united states will say that it leaves that there are at least some aspects of the current policy which are clear violations of international law the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred eight hundred civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike has between...
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policy and foreign policy of this current administration. how did you hear it? what would you point out are major differences between what a romney ad administration would look like and another four years of president obama might look like? >> even for a person who doesn't think badly of president obama's foreign policy i think it was useful because it reinforced america's need for engagement in the world. general scales was correct, there is military aspect to that which i personally may not consider necessary but i welcome the general tone of more engagement even if i don't think defense spending going up and. tired of wars. tired of unrest. discouraged by the anti-americanism, seen throughout broader islamic world and mood of come home america. let's mend our own problems and heal our own wounds for a while. that is understandable and partly i think right, if we take it too far we can get ourselves into trouble. governor romney arguing not for just more military spending but more effective foreign aid. better coordinated. arguing for a wo
policy and foreign policy of this current administration. how did you hear it? what would you point out are major differences between what a romney ad administration would look like and another four years of president obama might look like? >> even for a person who doesn't think badly of president obama's foreign policy i think it was useful because it reinforced america's need for engagement in the world. general scales was correct, there is military aspect to that which i personally may...
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we have no foreign policy. this has been the worst foreign policy president in the history of the country without question. >> steve: you know what, donald, it does appear to some that this president has really been an innovator because now we are leading from behind. >> well, yes, if you call that innovation. look, everything -- we shouldn't have gone it -- who were we backing? when we backed the rebels who by the way killed our am basses and other great americans, when we backed the rebels, who were we backing? what did we get out of it? nothing. we didn't get oil. we should have. we should have taken the oil. we didn't get oil. what did we get out of it? who did get the oil after we suspense all of the money, et cetera? guess what? china. because china gets their oil from libya. we don't get the oil from libya. what are we doing? our foreign policy is a total disaster. >> pete: you've been talking about this for a few years. look -- >> i've been talk being it before, peter. by the way, on a lighter note, cou
we have no foreign policy. this has been the worst foreign policy president in the history of the country without question. >> steve: you know what, donald, it does appear to some that this president has really been an innovator because now we are leading from behind. >> well, yes, if you call that innovation. look, everything -- we shouldn't have gone it -- who were we backing? when we backed the rebels who by the way killed our am basses and other great americans, when we backed...
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foreign policy thinks civilians have become the main victims from drone attacks not high level militant leaders as washington claims. president obama's counterterrorism advisor has claimed that civilian deaths from drone strikes are exceedingly rare well we know that the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred hundred eight. civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike so in fact far from being exceedingly rare the civilian deaths are normal that's a regular thing and in fact there are seven to fifteen times as many as the death of these so-called top level terrorist leaders so the actual policy is something completely different from the story that's being told in united states the story is being told united states is zol about targeting top level terrorist leaders and it's not killing civilians the reality is the total opposite of that the un special rapporteur tour on extradition and execution has said that you know if these reports are true about what the u.s. is doing there would constitute war crimes u.s. invol
foreign policy thinks civilians have become the main victims from drone attacks not high level militant leaders as washington claims. president obama's counterterrorism advisor has claimed that civilian deaths from drone strikes are exceedingly rare well we know that the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred hundred eight. civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike so in fact far from being exceedingly rare the civilian...
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i happen to think that foreign policy is not much of an issue anyway. even though it haawhile the rect events have increased it, that it is not like of this late in the day and they will worsen the on that scale to have much of an impact. but we have not talked of how people read these issues -- se issues.he people do rank it in the top five but in an open question, not in terms of this. they tend to bring it in a little bit higher than democrats. maybe that is one thing that romney is doing. if there is an election, i would make two points. bill made a point earlier on how democrats and republicans are operating on two very different paradigms' about the relationship with the countries. you can see the public opinion poll. they do see it more of a class of civilization. it is pervasive. the find in almost every issue. there is a philosophical difference. i do not know what mitt romney has in mind. we do not know what he is doing, but the people around him are many of the same people who were around bush before. i suspect we would expect something more
i happen to think that foreign policy is not much of an issue anyway. even though it haawhile the rect events have increased it, that it is not like of this late in the day and they will worsen the on that scale to have much of an impact. but we have not talked of how people read these issues -- se issues.he people do rank it in the top five but in an open question, not in terms of this. they tend to bring it in a little bit higher than democrats. maybe that is one thing that romney is doing....
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foreign policy can use domestic policy in particular economic policy. the american educational system, core system, military and media corporate influence over american life and someone. most of this is very astute and i've learned much from reading these studies. two things in particular are lacking in my view and have a very hard time making it into the public eye. in part because americans are not trained to think and holistic or synthetic fashion and partly because the sort of analysis i have in mind is too close to the bone. it's very difficult for americans to hear. and someone would say i didn't know if failed. the first thing the slack is an integration of the various factors that have done the country and. these studies tend to be institution specific is that the institution under examination existed and i kind of vacuum and could really be understood apart from other institutions. the second thing that i find lacking is the relationships the culture at large, the values and behaviors americans manifest on a daily basis. as a result, the critiq
foreign policy can use domestic policy in particular economic policy. the american educational system, core system, military and media corporate influence over american life and someone. most of this is very astute and i've learned much from reading these studies. two things in particular are lacking in my view and have a very hard time making it into the public eye. in part because americans are not trained to think and holistic or synthetic fashion and partly because the sort of analysis i...